If you can't afford the $25,000 Super VIP sticker price -- or simply can't make it to Chicago for the Panini America VIP Party on July 29 in conjunction with the National Sports Collectors Convention -- you have another way to get your hands on some of the swag and the boxes that are going to buyers.

It's via a BlowoutTV group break.

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Onyx Authenticated's plans for this year's National Sports Collectors Convention don't stop with the arrival of an autographed baseball product made solely for the show.

While you can find the details on 2017 Onyx Preferred Players National Edition right here, you'll need to keep reading to see what else is coming for the company at the show of all card shows that's set for July 26-30 in Chicago.

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Collectors who hit the TRISTAR booth with a sealed box from the company in hand at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago will get their hands on some extras.

They'll get a TRISTAR bag and a company-branded spinner as well as a shot at other prizes throughout the day and entries into a free break of a product.

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Need a Panini Super VIP ticket for this year's soiree in Chicago?

Panini America is trying something different for this year's annual event held in conjunction with the National Sports Collectors Convention, which is set for July 29. It's offering all the pricey swag bag contents that come with the pass available with a simple click of a mouse along with 17 cases -- yes, cases -- of products from the company.

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With the clock ticking down to the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago later this month, the promo card plans and other details for the show are coming into focus.

Upper Deck's plans include wrapper redemptions, breaker promotions, Chicago Legends cards and more.

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Panini America unleashed the first looks at its 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention VIP set on Friday and it's nothing but rookies from the NFL, college basketball and baseball.

It's just the start of the cardboard plans that the company has for the NSCC, which is set to begin on July 26 in Chicago.

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Leaf Trading Cards has revealed its plans for promo cards, wrapper redemptions and more at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention and it's got two of the biggest names in fighting facing off on its cardboard at the show.

Anyone who opens a box of Leaf cards at the booth will be entered into a daily drawing to win one of five Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor dual autograph cards made for the show.

While that daily drawing will be one for only a few, it's not the only Mayweather-McGregor card to be found in Chicago.

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This year's big-name rookies are coming to the biggest show of them all via Topps' wrapper redemption program revealed on Tuesday afternoon.

Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Derek Jeter, Sandy Koufax, Kris Bryant and more stars from the past and present will be found in four-card packs of 2017 Bowman Chrome National Sports Collectors Convention cards, which can be had for opening boxes of cards at the company's booth during the show, which is set for July 26-30 in Chicago.

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PSA has a couple of fan-friendly things to consider at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention if you're headed to Chicago.

If you visit the company's booth, you can enter for a shot at winning one of three game-used bats, pose for a photo with the bat you prefer for your own baseball card, and have it placed into a PSA slab -- free.

"The National Sports Collectors Convention is like the Super Bowl of the hobby, and each year we challenge ourselves to go bigger and better," said PSA President Joe Orlando. "So, this year we’re giving away Frank Thomas, Derek Jeter and Kris Bryant signed bats, all game-used and totaling over $10,000 in value. Each bat is graded a PSA/DNA GU 10. And that’s just the beginning of what will be available at the PSA booth."

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Collectors who opt for the VIP pass to enter this year's National Sports Collectors Convention will, at least one way, feel like it's 1987 all over again.

That's because of Topps' promo cards.

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Via @TRISTAR1: HOFer, 2x AL MVP, 3x All-Star, 3,000 Hit Club Robin Yount at #TRISTAR Autograph Pavilion

Today is the final day of this year's National Sports Collectors Convention inside the Atlantic City Convention center -- the finale after some busy days you can see in a gallery here, can see in a gallery here and also can see in a gallery here.  (Oh and there was plenty of prep and a preview night that you can see here, too.)

Keep reading for more and to see a gallery that will grow throughout the day as the doors have just now opened for everyone.

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Pulled from Breakers Rowe at Blowout booth on Saturday at the National Sports Collectors Convention.

Today should be the busiest day of this year's National Sports Collectors Convention inside the Atlantic City Convention center after a pair of busy days you can see in a gallery here and also in a gallery here.  (Oh and there was plenty of prep and a preview night that you can see here, too.)

Now it's time for Day 4, which has the largest slate of signers and plenty of action. Joe Namath, for example, is set to sign at 11 a.m.

Keep reading for more and to see a gallery that will grow throughout the day as the doors open soon.

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Day 2 of this year's National Sports Collectors Convention is over inside the Atlantic City Convention center and the preview night has come and gone, too.

Now it's time for Day 3 as we near the weekend with a larger slate of signers and plenty of action. You'll never know what big items you'll see (how's that box up top look?), and there will be items you'd never imagine finding because, well, you probably didn't know they existed.

Keep reading for more and to see a gallery that will grow throughout the day as the doors open shortly.

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Via @slmsolo: Look what I found ... #KrisBryant #Superfractor

All of the on-floor preparation for this year's National Sports Collectors Convention is over inside the Atlantic City Convention center and the preview night has come and gone.

Now it's time for the show. You'll never know what big cards you'll see (Kris Bryant Superfractor, anyone?), and there will be items you'd never imagine finding because, well, you probably didn't know they existed.

Keep reading for more and to see a gallery that will grow throughout the day as the doors open shortly.

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Update: This post started on Monday and its gallery is updating throughout the preview night on Wednesday. There will be new galleries to come beginning on Thursday.

The calm before the storm is here.

On-floor preparation for this year's National Sports Collectors Convention has begun inside the Atlantic City Convention center. What you see here is the view of what will become Booth No. 1220, the home of BlowoutCards.com for the show, which begins Wednesday evening and runs through Sunday evening.

But that's not the only early scene seen so far ...

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